The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jared Van Vianen won the 25–29 age group at Auckland 2026 in 1:02:31, first of 42.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:28, was faster than 96% of the field.
Auckland ran slow: the 115 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:35 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:52v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 3:29v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 3:48v median −1:08
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Block 04 7:21Running 4 3:44v median −1:16
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Block 05 7:54Running 5 3:49v median −1:13
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Block 06 5:26Running 6 3:49v median −1:07
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 3:45v median −1:19
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 4:17v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 251
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 251 men who finished.